The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-22

they knew what they were talking about.
Lister was favor1te at first, Velox sec
ond, Black Diamond third, then Lister
and Velox sold even and finally Velox
switched around and sold first choice.
Most of the purses were about $50 each
on Velox and Lister and and $40, $l1
and So on Diamond. At the close
Velox sold at $50, Lister at $50.
The first heat showed how little pool
sales are to be relied on as indicators.
Diamond dashed on heat and Kept the
lead all the way round; Velox had sec
ond once or twice but Barnes could not
hold him steady and he went all 20
pieces several times. Black Diamond
came in first in 2.32, Lister second and
Velox third.
SECOND HEAT-No one seemed to at
tach much importance to the first heat,
as in the pools Velox and Lister still
sold even at $25, Diamond So, SO and
$40, to the purse of $50; Velox then
jumped to sos, Lister at SOS, Black Dla-
mond $21. Before the pools stopped
selling the horses were off and beauti-
full heat followed. Diamond went
to the lead and kept it half
way round. Then Velox slowly
and steadily began to gain; then he
that his adherents groaned in spirit; on
the home stretch he and Diamond came
down the course nose and nose to-
gether, and yells of dead heat"
had already risen when Velox lunged
forward and came under the wire only
half head in advance. Many thought
the heat would not be given to Velox,
on account of the long run in which he
had INDUCED, but the judges took a
different view and amid applause an
nounced Velox first, Diamond second,
Lister third. Time, 2.30.
THIRD HEAT.-Velox now sold lively
at $40 against the field at SIS; $50
against $25, $40 against $40, and so on
ad infnitunt. In the Paris mutuals,
when the horses started there were 1Ol
pools in the box on Velox against 60
on the field, $505 against $500. 1t took
long time to make start, but when
a go" was called the three punched
nearly together for the first half mile
Velox then went steadily ahead and
Lister fell as steadily behind; on
the home stretch Diamond began
to close up on Velox, and
as Glendenning's horse momen arily
went off his feet there was great gulp
from the crowd. But he regained hiu
self at the instant, and amid shouts
from his admirers forged in first in
2 BOZ, Diamond a close second, Lister
third.
FoURTH HEAT.-Velox now had it all
his own way in the pools. He terml-
mated the race beautifully by taking
the lead and keeping it all the way
around, coming in without break III
2 SO, Diamond second, Lister last.
THE RUNNING RACE,
fiYe-eights of mile dash, for 5000. be
tween Policy, Susie S, and Lila Fer
guson, followed. n the pools Policy
sold at $50, Susie SAL, Lila $50; the pools
switched around so fast that it was
impossible to keep track of them,
all three horses selling first,
second and third choice alter
nately. An average would show that the
betsion all three were nearly even. The
race was the most exciting of the day.
The horses got off at the first start, and
tore past the spectators in bunch,
Policy slightly leading. This was
maintained until the three were just
entering upon the last quarter of mile;
of sudden Susie S, who was closely
following Policy, was observed to go
down, and a cloud of dust at once shut
out the vision of her self and her rider.
a veil of warning. to the rider of Lila,
who was close behind, went up from
the crowd, but it was to late. In Il
second Lila had tumbled over Susie s,
and shout of horror was given vent
to as the two horses and their riders
rolled. an indistinguishable cloud OF
dust. upon the course. Instantly the
crowd broke from its place and surged
over the field in the direction of the fall I,
and all the efforts of the deputies could
not keep them back. No one
expected to find the boys
alive, and it was consequently
with feelings of relief that the spectat-
tors saw Anderson, the rider of Lila,
come limping out of the cloud of dust;
his arm, however, was broken at the
wrist; Taylor, rider of Susie, had no
external injuries, but he was so badly
hurt internally that he had to be carried
away by four men to q carriage. The
horses stood quietly together at little
distance. Both riders are but boys,
but they manifested the nerve of men.
They were conveyed to the Road
House, where a doctor was summoned
and their injuries attended to. The
race was awarded to Policy. Time,
L07H.
TO DAYS ENTRIES.
No. 4-Running, Utah Derby, one and one.
eighth mile, purse $500. entrance $50 addi-
ton, for 3-year-olds. Marquis de PRO, b. S.,
g. s Walker Salt Lake City, Utah; Rajah,
s ST., S. s. Walker, Salt Lake City, Utah
Le7p Year, b. f., Il. Lowden, San Francisco
Cal Ninena, CHI. B. G. Holly. Vallejo
Cal. Jimmy B. b. c., ]. n. Broadwell
Denver, Col.
No. 5-Trotting, 235 class, purse $500. Carl
CHI. g., 81. Hitchcock, Denver, Col /; Prince
b. g., r. n. Baskin. Salt Lake, Utah; Blaiz-
wood, b. g., ]. K. Gillespie, Salt Lake, Utah;
Geranium b. m, ]. Moorehouse. Butte,
Mont StoneWall, b s., S. 8. Walker, Salt
Lake, Utah; Black Jim, blk. g., J. W.
Barnes, Denver, Col
No. 6-Pacing, 2 40 class, purse $500 Bad.
ger, blk g, J. Moorehouse, Butte, Mont
Ella s.. T m. Edwin Gaylord, Denver, Col.
Washable, b. g., S. s. Walker, Salt Lake
Utah; Busby. T, g. J. Mercer, SAT- Lake
Utah; Blackbird, blk g., E. w Neff Salt
Lake, Utah; Travis, b. g.. James Hog e, Salt
Lake, Utah.
Half mile and repeat, purse $3.50. Policy
Barney Harvey, Salt Lake; Susie S, d. K
Mcintosh, California; Lila Ferguson, W, II
Smith, California; Grey Sam, A. A. Player
Keltcn, Utah.
Late last evening it was learned thai
number of the entries in races 4,
and had been scratched. The horses
that will go" today will be found in
the DOOIs beioW.